Until GM builds its own, the new Chevy Bolt EV will use lower-cost LFP batteries from China’s CATL. GM will temporarily lean on CATL to power its most affordable electric vehicle. The new Chevy Bolt EV is set to begin rolling off the production line at GM’s assembly plant in Fairfax, Kansas, later this year.

General Motors is catching flak in its own backyard for its decision to import batteries from China for its most affordable electric vehicle, the forthcoming second-generation Chevrolet Bolt. Rep. John Moolenaar (R.

General Motors will import electric vehicle batteries from Chinese battery giant CATL , a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.